Loftus & Palmer Et Al Flashcards
What is Schema Theory
It suggests that memory is altered by what an individual already knows, and use of past experience is what a human mind uses to work.
What does it propose knowledge is?
It proposes that knowledge is stored in a set of schemas
What is the background to the experiment regarding memory?
The background is that memory can be distorted via past experiences and little things such as words used in questioning
What was the design of experiment 1?
The design of experiment 1 was individual measures
What was the IV of Experiment 1?
The IV was the wording if a critical question in the questionnaire/ The verb
What was the leading question of experiment 1?
The leading question was “About how fast were the cars going when they (IV) each other”
What were the different words used in the experiment 1?
Hit/Smashed/Collided/Contacted/Bumped
What was the DV of experiment 1?
The DV Was he estimated speed
What was the experiment design of experiment 2?
Independent Measures
What was the conditions of both tests?
Laboratory Conditions
What was the IV of exp 2?
The wording on the leading question.
What were the 3 different leading questions in Exp 2?
1: About how fast were the cars going when they Smashed into each other
2: About how fast were the cars going when they hit each other
3: NOT ASKED ABOUT SPEED
What was the second leading questions for Exp 2?
Did you see any broken glass?
What was the DV for Exp 2?
The answer for the leading question “Yes/No”
What was the sample of exp 1?
45 Pax
5 Groups
9 in each
What was the sample of exp 2?
150 Pax
3 groups
50 in each
Procedure of Exp 1?
Shown 7 clips of different traffic accidents
Given questionnaire to describe the accident and then answer questions
Critical question: About how fast were the cars going when they (IV) each other
Each group had different verb
What was the procedure if exp 2?
Participants shown 4 second clip of car crash
Given questionnaire to describe the accident and answer questions
Leading question on speed
One week later asked if they saw any broken glass
What were the speed estimates for each verb in Exp 1?
Smashed 40.5 Collided. 39.3 Bumped. 38.1 Hit. 34.0 Contacted 31.8
Yes/no response ration for each verb used in Exp 2?
Smashed Y16:N34
Hit. Y7:N43
Control. Y6:N44
what were some if the conclusions?
Verbs can influence answers
People are not good at judging vehicular speed
Misleading post event information can distort memory
What area does this come under?
Cognitive
